Glen Rock in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cold Spring Hotel

By William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2015

1. Cold Spring Hotel Marker

Inscription.

In 1841, Phillip Sheffer bought from William Heathcote, the land on both sides of Main Street from Church Street to the Railroad crossing. In 1858, Sheffer sold the property at 45-55 Main Street, then called the tavern lot, to George Moessinger, who built the Cold Spring Hotel, a three-story structure with a full balcony. The hotel took its name from a spring of water located in the courtyard. In the 1890's the hotel had thirty rooms and offered patrons electricity. The hotel operated under the name Hotel Glen from the early 1900's until March 1927. At this time George W. and Harry C. Geiple bought the hotel and the house next door. They contracted with M. L. McMillan of Glen Rock to demolish the buildings and build this building which was opened in 1928 as a furniture store and mortuary. The present funeral home was added in 1955.

Location. 39° 47.669′ N, 76° 43.897′ W. Marker is in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, in York County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 216/616) and Church Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map.

By William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2015

2. Cold Spring Hotel Marker

Marker is at or near this postal address: 53 Main Street, Glen Rock PA 17327, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on April 11, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.